Suing for reinstatement, he lost his case after a series of what he believed were highly biased rulings by the judge.

(As a former Clevelander, there is also the emotional bond of disappointment in constant defeat.

The Le Bron-led Cavs have momentarily disrupted this, only to return to the Cleveland baseline of depression during the NBA Championship losses of 2006-7 & 2014-15.) But there are intellectual pleasures as well of sports being a microcosm of political, economic, and social issues pertinent to a particular nation or region.

From the Lunar New Year in January until the middle of April, a string of local films held the top spot at the box office, including Dancing Queen, Unbowed, Nameless Gangster, Love Fiction, Helpless, and Architecture 101.

Park's character finds an important ally in a journalist played by Kim Ji-ho, and their close (too close?

) partnership is one of the film's other highlights.

It seemed highly unlikely that lightning would strike twice, but apparently, ordinary citizens' anger at the judicial system was enough to support two blockbuster hits.

Despite its very modest budget and lack of popular young stars, Unbowed touched off another media firestorm and would ultimately sell an astonishing 3.4 million tickets.